Gran Escudellada Popular d'Andorra la Vella a Valls - 2024
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Event Details
- Date & Time
- Sunday, March 10, 2024 · a las 13 horas
- Price
- 7 EUR (escudella, commemorative ceramic plate, wooden spoon, bread and wine)
Programme
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a las 13 horas
el Pati
Popular escudella meal by the Cofradía de Escudellaires de Andorra la Vella, with musical entertainment and a tasting area.
A partir de les 13h
El Pati
Escudella tasting area with musical entertainment; commemorative ceramic plate and wooden spoon for attendees.
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Music
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12 horas
Ticket sales at the Pati begin
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a partir de les 12h
Same-day ticket sales
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13 horas
Grande Escudillada Popular, with musical atmosphere and tasting area
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A partir de les 13h
Escudella tasting area
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About This Event
The Gran Escudellada Popular d'Andorra la Vella in Valls (Catalonia, Spain), 2024 edition, was held on Saturday 10 March (as listed) at El Pati from 13h. It offers a tasting area for escudella with music, and each attendee takes home a commemorative plate with a wooden spoon. It is part of the twinning between Valls and Andorra la Vella, organised by the Ajuntament de Valls, the Comú d'Andorra la Vella and the Confraria d'Escudellaires d'Andorra La Vella.
The cause
Part of the exchange of traditions between the twinned towns of Valls and Andorra la Vella.
History
The two towns have exchanged traditions since 1967. In the 1970s friends on Avinguda Meritxell in Andorra la Vella, celebrating Sant Antoni, offered escudella and stew to neighbours around their businesses, reviving a centuries-old tradition of sharing food on Sant Antoni's day. Because of the crowds it moved to the centre of Andorra la Vella, first Plaça Rebés and then Plaça del Poble, and the Cofradía de Escudellaires was founded, responsible for the Escudella de Sant Antoni. Fifty years later the Escudellada is a tradition rooted in Andorra la Vella's festival calendar and, thanks to the twinning, also in Valls.
The two towns have exchanged traditions since 1967, when friends on avinguda Meritxell in Andorra la Vella, celebrating Sant Antoni, offered escudella and carn d'olla to neighbours around their businesses, in a way reviving a centuries-old Sant Antoni tradition of sharing food among Andorrans of the parish. Because of the crowds, the celebration moved to the centre of Andorra la Vella, first to plaça Rebés and then to plaça del Poble, and the Confraria d'Escudellaires was formed, responsible for the Escudella de Sant Antoni d'Andorra la Vella. Fifty years on, the Escudellada is rooted in Andorra la Vella's festival calendar and, through the twinning, also in Valls.
On the menu
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By Cofradía de Escudellaires de Andorra la Vella and Confraria d'Escudellaires d'Andorra La Vella
Traditional escudella (soup and stew)
Catalan/Andorran meat and vegetable stew-soup; tasting portion
Also served
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pan
Bread included with the ticket
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carn d'olla
The boiled meats of the escudella (named in the tradition's history)
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pa
Bread, included in the ticket
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vino
Wine included with the ticket
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vi
Wine, included in the ticket
Who's who
Organised by
- Comú d'Andorra la Vella Organiser; Andorra la Vella parish council; co-organiser
- Cofradía de Escudellaires de Andorra la Vella Organises the gastronomic celebration; responsible for the Escudella de Sant Antoni in Andorra la Vella
- Confraria d'Escudellaires d'Andorra La Vella Brotherhood of escudella makers, responsible for the Escudella de Sant Antoni d'Andorra la Vella; co-organiser
- Ajuntament de Valls, Comú d'Andorra la Vella and the Confraria d'Escudellaires d'Andorra la Vella
- Ajuntament de Valls y Comú de Andorra la Vella; Cofradía de Escudellaires de Andorra la Vella
- Ajuntament de Valls, Comú d'Andorra la Vella i Confraria d'Escudellaires d'Andorra La Vella
Contacts
- Oficina Municipal de Información y Turismo, calle de la Cort número 3 Advance ticket sales
- Oficina Municipal d'Informació i Turisme (Carrer de la Cort, 3) Ticket sales
Good to know
- Tickets cost seven euros.
- Tickets can be bought in advance at the Municipal Information and Tourism Office, Carrer de la Cort 3, or on the day (10 March) from 12 noon at the Pati.
- The ticket includes a tasting of escudella, a commemorative ceramic plate of the twinning, a wooden spoon, bread and wine.
- New this year: the event is held in the Pati.
- Musical atmosphere and tasting area.
- Price: €7, including a tasting of escudella, a commemorative ceramic plate, a wooden spoon, bread and wine.
- Tickets at the Municipal Information and Tourism Office (Carrer de la Cort, 3), or on the day from 12 noon.
- More information: Valls City Council website.
Everything the announcement says
Every detail, as the festival announced it.
The Ajuntament de Valls and the Comú d'Andorra la Vella organise on Sunday 10 March in the Pati the Grande Escudillada Popular. This brotherhood is part of the tradition-exchange events the two towns have kept since 1967. The event will have musical ambience and a tasting zone. As a novelty it is held in the Pati.
The gastronomic celebration is at 13:00 and is organised by the Cofradía de Escudellaires de Andorra la Vella. Tickets, at seven euros, can be bought in advance at the Oficina Municipal de Información y Turismo, calle de la Cort 3, or on 10 March from 12:00 at the Pati. The ticket includes a tasting of escudella, a commemorative ceramic plate of the brotherhood, a wooden spoon, bread and wine.
History: see the 1970s Sant Antoni origin in Andorra la Vella; fifty years later it is a rooted tradition in Andorra la Vella and, through the twinning, in Valls.
Gran Escudellada Popular d'Andorra la Vella, Valls, 2024. Category: food and drink.
Saturday 10 March, El Pati, Valls.
A new edition of the Gran Escudellada Popular d'Andorra la Vella: a day with a tasting area and music; attendees also take home a commemorative plate with a wooden spoon.
This twinning is part of the exchange of traditions the two towns have kept since 1967, when friends on avinguda Meritxell in Andorra la Vella celebrating Sant Antoni decided to celebrate around their businesses by offering escudella and carn d'olla to neighbours and fellow citizens. It was, in a way, the revival of a centuries-old tradition held for the feast of Sant Antoni, when food was shared among the Andorrans of the parish. Later, because of the crowds, the celebration moved to the centre of Andorra la Vella, first to plaça Rebés and then to plaça del Poble, and the Confraria d'Escudellaires was formed, responsible for the Escudella de Sant Antoni d'Andorra la Vella.
Fifty years later the Escudellada has become a firmly rooted tradition in Andorra la Vella's festival calendar and, through the twinning, also in Valls.
Time: from 13h.
Price: 7€ (includes escudella tasting, a commemorative ceramic plate, a wooden spoon, bread and wine).
Tickets at the Oficina Municipal d'Informació i Turisme (Carrer de la Cort, 3), or on the day from 12h.
Organisers: Ajuntament de Valls, Comú d'Andorra la Vella and Confraria d'Escudellaires d'Andorra La Vella.
More information: Ajuntament de Valls website (https://www.valls.cat/).
From 1 p.m.; tickets from the Oficina Municipal d'Informació i Turisme (Carrer de la Cort 3) or on the day from noon at El Pati.
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Location
El Patio del Castillo, Plaça El Pati, s/n, 43800 Valls, Tarragona, Spain
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Open in Google MapsPrices and tickets
- Ticket for the escudellada
- siete euros
- Includes escudella tasting, a commemorative ceramic plate, a wooden spoon, bread and wine
- 7€
What's included
- Tasting of escudella
- Commemorative ceramic plate of the twinning
- Wooden spoon
- Bread
- Wine
- Escudella tasting
- A commemorative ceramic plate
- A wooden spoon
How to get tickets
- Advance tickets at the Oficina Municipal de Información y Turismo, calle de la Cort 3.
- Or on 10 March from 12:00 at the Pati.
- Buy tickets at the Oficina Municipal d'Informació i Turisme (Carrer de la Cort, 3), or on the day from 12h.